Palo Alto Networks security platform components, including sensors, event databases, and management consoles must integrate with a network-wide monitoring capability.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

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ID: SV-207705r856619_rule
Severity: Medium
References: CCI-002656
Updated: 8 months ago

To create a NetFlow Server Profile:
Go to Device >> Server Profiles >> NetFlow
Select Add.
In the "NetFlow Server Profile" window, complete the required fields.
In the "Name" field, enter the name of the NetFlow Server Profile.
In the "Minutes" field, enter the number of minutes after which the NetFlow template is refreshed. In the "Packets" field, enter the number of packets after which the NetFlow template is refreshed.
In the "Active Timeout" field, enter the frequency (in minutes) the device exports records.
Select the "PAN-OS Field Types" check box to export "App-ID" and "User-ID" fields.
Select "Add" to add a NetFlow collector.
In the "Name" field, enter the name of the server.
In the "NetFlow Server" field, enter the hostname or IP address of the server.
In the "Port" field enter the port used by the NetFlow collector (default 2055).
Select "OK".

Assign the NetFlow server profile to the interfaces that carry the traffic to be analyzed.  These steps assume that it is one of the Ethernet interfaces.  The configuration is the same for Ethernet, VLAN, Loopback and Tunnel interfaces.
Go to Network >> Interfaces >> Ethernet
Select the interface that the traffic traverses.
In the "Ethernet Interface" window, in the "NetFlow Profile" field, select the configured NetFlow Profile.
Select "OK".
Commit changes by selecting "Commit" in the upper-right corner of the screen.  Select "OK" when the confirmation dialog appears.

Palo Alto Networks security platform components, including sensors, event databases, and management consoles must integrate with a network-wide monitoring capability.

Description

Remediation - Manual Procedure